While no deaths have been reported, nine people from eight different states have reportedly been infected with salmonella, one has been hospitalized, and the CDC has announced that the infection has been linked to guinea pigs.Physical contact with guinea pigs while feeding, petting, or caring for them, without properly washing...

WASHINGTON, March 3, 2018 – Interstate Meat Distributors, Inc., a Clackamas, Ore. establishment, is recalling approximately 14,806 pounds of ground beef and pork products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The raw ground beef and...

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2018 – Olli Salumeria Americana, an Oceanside, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 3,946 pounds of ready-to-eat meat products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.The not heat treated, shelf stable, ready-to-eat meat items...

What the flu does to your body, and why it makes you feel so awfulLaura Haynes, University of ConnecticutEvery year, from 5 to 20 percent of the people in the United States will become infected with influenza virus. An average of 200,000 of these people will require hospitalization and...